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That is absolutely beautiful. Every time I think I've seen your best poster the next one is even better!

Take a moment to enjoy this pic of my gorgeous Jess, who right now is telling me to stop writing and play with her. NOW.

Just look at these beautiful new views of Mars sent back by Perseverance... Wind-blown dunes of cinnamon-hued dust, strewn with boulders, rocks & stones, as far as the eye can see... Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU/Additional processing: S Atkinson

In today's episode of "The Weird and Wonderful Rocks of Mars" we have this gloriously twisted rock seen by the Perseverance rover - a "ventifact", shaped and sculpted by the icy winds of Barsoom. Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU/S Atkinson

Another welcome sign that Jess is feeling better: 6.30am Hide and Seek! (she's still rubbish...)

Yes, after weeks of clear skies I *was* totally clouded out last night for the biggest and most beautiful NLC display of the year, and yes I am ****ed off about it.

That's very kind, thank you.

Occasionally weird and wonderful deep sea creatures appear out of the darkness that really could be aliens spotted by cameras on a probe beneath Europa's icy crust... Absolutely fascinating...

Live video from the ocean floor during a deep sea dive! Fascinating geology and biology. I always imagine I'm watching live coverage of a probe exploring Europa's ocean floor when I watch these... www.youtube.com/live/fZdc34F...

Thank you, really appreciate that. I'm a kid scribbling with crayons compared to the great processors on here.

Googles "desert varnish"...

Sorry :-(

It's not high resolution, but I could send you the full size version tho, if you like.

Thanks, but I'm afraid I don't have one. I'm very much an amateur here compared to other processors, just using my PC World-bought laptop & freeware to stitch images together then mess about with them until something nice appears. I'm sure others will make much better views of this.

She needs a good brushing, looking a bit raggedy, but if I'd tried to do that AND eyedrops she'd have gone full on Battle Cat...

Happy (and relieved) to report that after being pretty fed up with the heat for the past month or so, with a sore eye needing eyedrops (£££!!) too, Jess is feeling much happier tonight now it's cooler and her eye is better too...

Gorgeous new view of Mars, courtesy of Perseverance, currently exploring the outside of Jezero Crater. Love the depth of field of this one... Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/S Atkinson

Hot off the press - a brand new processed image from Curiosity on Mars! Image: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/fredk/S Atkinson

Uh oh...

Thank you, appreciate that.